Historical perspectives on the impact of n-3 and n-6 nutrients on health

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-29

  Lands, Bill ^a  

^a Science Translational Medicine AAAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid (18:3n 3); Eicosanoids; Essential fatty acids (EFA); Highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA); Linoleic acid (18:2n 6); Omega 6 (n 6); Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA); Recommended dietary allowance (RDA); Therapeutic window; Tolerable upper intake level (UL)

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ATHEROGENESIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; ENERGY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISOMERIZATION; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HISTORY; MOLECULAR MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CULTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84901253486     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: 18732194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2014.04.002     Document Type: Review

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